Thad Kousser – California Globe

Newsom Promises Another Lawsuit Against The Trump Administration

August 19, 2025 5:45 pmAugust 19, 2025 11:03 pm

As UCLA leaders quietly try to work out an agreement with the Trump Administration to restore cuts in federal funding, California Governor Gavin Newsom has done his best to blow up negotiations by accusing Trump of “extortion” and threatening to...

UC San Diego Survey Finds That There Is No California Population Exodus

July 8, 2021 2:39 amJuly 7, 2021 5:50 pm

A new UC San Diego survey released on Wednesday has found that California is not experiencing a population exodus, and that any fluctuations match national averages in population shifts. According to the survey, the number of Californians either looking to...

CNN Fortune Tellers Declare Kamala Harris New Dem Frontrunner

November 13, 2018 5:23 amNovember 13, 2018 9:40 am

Speculation is not journalism. But CNN scribes Chris Cillizza and Harry Enten today pulled out their crystal ball and deemed California Senator Kamala Harris Democratic frontrunner for the presidential nomination. Harris was ranked number one among ten possible presidential contenders,...

Cox Deploys Godwin’s Law Against DMV

August 22, 2018 7:00 amAugust 23, 2018 5:33 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox last week likened long wait lines at DMV offices to the Holocaust. But he quickly backtracked, apologizing to anybody offended yet also insisting he didn’t really say what he clearly did say. The whole fracas...

Feinstein Now Claims Not to Want Democratic Party Endorsement

July 9, 2018 10:35 amJuly 15, 2018 11:53 pm

Profoundly embarrassed earlier this year when she didn’t get the state Democratic party endorsement, Senator Dianne Feinstein now says she doesn’t want it anyway. Kind of like the fox saying he didn’t really want the grapes because they are sour?...

Expert: ‘Top Two’ System Could be Disastrous for Dems—Again

May 30, 2018 2:30 pmJune 4, 2018 12:10 pm

The Democrats’ road to taking back the House this November runs through California–but it could also implode there. Dems need to regain 23 seats to take control of the House and were counting on flipping seven California seats held by...